The Ist part of Oppenheimer's story which has not received as much attention:
<img src='http://www.exoticindiaart.com/artimages/ll19.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
http://www.exoticindiaart.com/article/symbols
This is a tibetan buddhist thousand knot motif. Oppenheimer traces its ultimate origins to SE Asia. Oppenheimer basically proves that the similar celtic motifs must have come originally from a SEAsian source settling in coastal europe.
maori
<img src='http://www.nationalgeographic.com/tattoos/popups/maori_cross.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<img src='http://gaytravelhawaii.com/oahu/maori_face_tattoo.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<img src='http://www.exoticindiaart.com/artimages/ll19.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
http://www.exoticindiaart.com/article/symbols
This is a tibetan buddhist thousand knot motif. Oppenheimer traces its ultimate origins to SE Asia. Oppenheimer basically proves that the similar celtic motifs must have come originally from a SEAsian source settling in coastal europe.
maori
<img src='http://www.nationalgeographic.com/tattoos/popups/maori_cross.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<img src='http://gaytravelhawaii.com/oahu/maori_face_tattoo.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />